(1957-10-30) 30 October 1957 (age 66) Sofia, Bulgaria
Profession
Politician, Sociologist, Political Scientist
Todor Aleksandrov Tanev (Bulgarian: Тодор Александров Танев; born 30 October 1957), is a Bulgarian political scientist and sociologist, who served as the Minister of Education and Science as part of the Second Borisov Government until his resignation in February 2016.[1]
Biography
Born in Sofia, Tanev graduated from the English language high school in the city in 1976 and subsequently earned a BA in sociology from Sofia University in 1982. He is the holder of two doctoral degrees, both in the field of political science - the first one since 1991 and the second one since 2002.[2] Tanev has made specializations in the United States and the Netherlands as well as lectured in these countries.[3]
Tanev is a member of the citizens' council (Bulgarian: Граждански съвет) of the Reformist Bloc.
On 7 November 2014, he assumed his duties as Minister of Education and Science, succeeding Rumyana Kolarova.[4]
References
^"Кой е Тодор Танев?" (in Bulgarian). dariknews.bg. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
^"НАУЧНА БИОГРАФИЯ на проф. ДПН Тодор Танев" (PDF) (in Bulgarian). su.net. 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
^interview conducted by Sonya Siromahova (7 July 2011). "Проф. Тодор Танев: държавността продължава да се руши" (in Bulgarian). on-parliament.com (based on material from obschtestvo.net). Retrieved 21 February 2015.
^"Профил на Тодор Танев" (in Bulgarian). government.bg. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
